Researchers will test worksite sleep health coaching for Arizona firefighters

Researchers will test worksite sleep health coaching for Arizona firefighters With a $4 million grant form the National Institutes of Health, researchers at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health will focus on behavioral interventions to improve firefighter sleep and recovery. Today Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Healthgettyimages-1200914261-hero-web.jpgHealthAdaptationCollege of Public HealthDeterminationExpertsExploration Media contact(s)Shipherd Reed Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Healthshipherd@arizona.edu520-626-9669Nearly half of career firefighters report short sleep and poor sleep quality, and about 37% screen positive for sleep disorders like sleep apnea, insomnia or shift work disorder, according to research led by the Harvard Work Hours Health and Safety Group.Researchers in the University of ArizonaMel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health are working toidentify key factors for implementing workplace sleep coaching to improve sleep health in Arizona firefighters.The work is supported by a $4 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, a division of the National Institutes of Health.Firefighters face unique barriers, including long working shifts and mandatory overtime, that can prevent them from using evidence-based interventions to improve sleep, researchers say." Other studies have showed us that firefighters ' personal circumstances and shift schedules often dictate their ...
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